MWH UNIT 7: 19TH CENTURY POLITICAL CHANGES

In Britain the Reform Act of 1932 gave:

• women the right to vote

• industrial cities representation in Parliament

• better working conditions for factories

• united England, Scotland, and Wales

The Dominion of Canada was created in

• 1847

• 1867

• 1857

• 1877

In Britain, the Factory Act of 1833:

• allowed factories to hire children under 12

• limited the working hours of women and children in factories

• forbade work for girls under 18

The majority of the Reforms in 1800s Britain were centered around:

• establishing rights in court

• the extension of suffrage

• restriction of the King's power

• the increase of tariffs

Liberal Prime Minister in British Parliament who pushed to extend voting rights:

• Disreali

• Gladstone

In 1893, _______ became the first country to give women the right to vote.

• Australia

• Canada

• Ireland

• New Zealand

This person founded the Women’s Social and Political Union in support of British women’s suffrage.

• Queen Victoria

• Abraham Lincoln

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Lord Durham

The major goal of Chartists in Britain was to:

• gain voting rights for all men in Britain

• reduce the effects of industrialization

• destroy labor unions

• increase the working hours for women and children

Immigration to _______ increased because of the discovery of gold in 1850.

• Canada

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Ireland

In the 19th Century, monarchies, established churches, and landed aristocracies all supported:

• conservatism

• liberalism